This Week in… Virtual Production: 5/20/26

At the Cannes Film Market, Mandela Pictures and Oceanus Media Global debuted stills from the mystery horror film “Bisikan Desa Gringsing: Whispers of Fatimah” — a three-way co-production between Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia that uses virtual production technology. Creative software developer Foundry unveiled new developments on its Nuke Stage application for end-to-end virtual production, in-camera visual effects, and high-resolution playback. And Beeble’s node-based AI compositing environment Canvas is designed for complex visual effects, post production, and virtual production workflows. These stories and more in this week’s top virtual production news.

Indonesia Virtual Production Horror Film ‘Whispers of Fatimah’ Launches First Images at Cannes Film Market
Variety

The Future of Content Creation: Virtual Production
Deloitte

Foundry’s Updated Nuke Stage Simplifies Virtual Production Workflows
ProVideo Coalition

Foundry Releases Nuke Stage Virtual Production Application
Animation World Network

A New Node-Based AI Compositor is Here for Your VFX and Virtual Production Pipelines
No Film School

Following Massive Netflix ‘Play Dead’ Sale, Nocturnal Entertainment Officially Launches
Los Angeles Times

Applications Are Open for the Second Edition of the Institute of Immersive Media and Netflix’s Virtual Production Training Initiative for Women in the European Creative Industries
Netflix